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Posted on 11 June 2008
Spring and Chinese Medicine
The beginning of Spring is March 21st, the time of the Spring equinox when day equals night. For the next 6 months daylight, the sun and yang principle will be dominating our lives. Spring is a new beginning – the time of year to rise early with the sun and take brisk walks, yang activities, which reflect the ascending and active nature of Spring. This is nature’s birthing season – the time of creation, development and a new start. Like nature, we flourish in this season - it is the time for new growth in our lives, relationships and work.
Wood Element.
In the Chinese system of the Five Elements (Five Phases), the Spring season is correlated with the element Wood, which governs the gall bladder and liver. The Wood element refers to living, growing entities: trees, plants and the human body. They grow simultaneously out and upward, down and inward. The colour associated with this element is the predominant one of Spring – the green of young plants.
Posted on 11 June 2008
Winter and Chinese Medicine
Winter is a more inward and sensitive time when Nature is resting, withdrawn deep into the earth and the roots, preparing for the Spring. Winter is a time of replenishment, rest and reflection. According to the Chinese Five Phase system, Winter is related to the element of Water. The bladder and kidneys, which deal with the body’s fluid metabolism, are the organs associated with the Water element and Winter season.
Posted on 11 June 2008
In a study of 497 men and 540 women, 30 years and older, those with a history of tea consumption of between 6 and 10 years showed higher bone mineral density of the lumbar spine than non tea drinkers, and those with over 10 years history of tea consumption showed the highest bone mineral density in all measured regions of the body. (Arch Intern Med. 2002;162:1001-1006).
Posted on 11 June 2008
Chinese doctors used healing herbs to save the limbs of Diabetics.
A major complication of diabetes is poor circulation, which can lead to ulcers and gangrene, and patients often have their feet or lower legs amputated....
Posted on 11 June 2008
Study has shown that Chinese Herbal Medicine may help breast cancer patients.
Chinese herbal medicine may protect the immune systems of breast cancer patients from the effects of chemotherapy, researchers said today....
Posted on 11 June 2008
Itchy skin? Chinese herbal cures could help.
A cocktail of herbs used by the Chinese for thousands of years could combat the painful skin condition eczema, scientists claim. They say a potion containing five raw herbs...
Posted on 11 June 2008
The ingredient used to colour Peking duck can cut the risk of dying from heart disease by a third and cancer by two-thirds, scientists say.
The ingredient used to colour Peking Duck can cut the risk of dying from heart...
Posted on 11 June 2008
Red yeast rice lowers LDL cholesterol in patients who cannot tolerate statins, reports Annals of Internal Medicine.
Some 60 patients who had discontinued statins owing to myalgia wererandomized to...
Posted on 6 June 2008
Humans Have Ten Times More Bacteria Than Human Cells: How Do Microbial Communities Affect Human Health?
Science Daily (Jun. 5, 2008) - The number of bacteria living within the body of the average healthy adult human are...
Posted on 4 June 2008
Cocoa, a key ingredient in most chocolate products, is rich in flavonoids - a natural plant substance that has antioxidant properties. Some flavonoids may have anti-inflammatory effects similar to aspirin. Low concentrations of these flavonoids can reduce platelet activity in the blood, thereby lowering the risk of blood clots. In a study of healthy, nonsmoking adults with no history of heart disease, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that platelet activation was inhibited 2 hours and 6 hours after ingestion of a cocoa-enriched beverage. These results suggest that for healthy people, moderate intake of chocolate over the long-term may inhibit platelet activity and ultimately reduce the risk of heart disease.
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